In the Bemba tribe of southern Africa, if someone does something hurtful, they take the person to the center of the town where the entire tribe comes and surrounds them. For two days they tell him every good thing he has ever done, because they believe that every person comes into the world as good.
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The 'v' in the name of a court case does not stand for 'versus', but for 'and' (in civil proceedings) or 'against' (in criminal proceedings).
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In France, by law a bakery has to make all the bread it sells from scratch in order to have the right to be called a bakery.
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In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
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You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
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In Quitman, Georgia, US, it is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
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US eggs would be illegal in a British supermarket because they are washed. British eggs are illegal in US markets because they’re unwashed.
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